Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Astrophysics

Explore the future of astrophysics through gravitational wave and electromagnetic astronomy, theory, computation, and data analysis

The first observations of gravitational waves by LIGO have opened up the dawn of the gravitational wave astronomy age. Soon, we will see the birth of multimessenger astronomy, as gravitational wave and electromagnetic observations are combined with theoretical models to give us new insights into astrophysical phenomena that were previously unavailable to science. A key step in moving this project forward will be the training of students that will form the next generation of scientific leaders.

We invite you to join researchers from RIT's Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, Laboratory for Multiwavelength Astrophysics and the John D. Hromi Center for Quality & Applied Statistics for a 10-week immersive research experience. Building on RIT's history as a center for undergraduate research, students in the Multimessenger Astrophysics REU, one of seven on campus, will join a vibrant community and work with top-flight researchers.

Research

Learn about and perform research on topics spanning gravitational wave detection and data analysis, observational astronomy and astrophysics, visualization of scientific data, and theoretical and numerical modeling.

Enrichment

Take advantage of an American Sign Language (ASL) bootcamp, talks by prominent researchers across the field of astrophysics, an introduction to supercomputing including both our local supercomputer, BlueSky, as well as the resources nationwide provided by XSede

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Applications are now being accepted PENDING NSF FUNDING. The first offer letters will be sent out on March 15, 2017. Applications will continue to be reviewed until the positions are filled. Participants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents and must be undergraduates in Fall 2017.

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Rochester Institute of Technology

College of Science

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84 Lomb Memorial Place
Rochester, New York 14623
United States of America